extremely significantp < 0.05
Differences with p- values less than 0.05 and 0.01 were considered significant and extremely significant, respectively. * denotes comparisons vs. the control group ( p < 0.05). # indicates significance among different treatment groups with the model group ( p < 0.05). 3 Results 3.1 Prediction of the therapeutic mechanism of POEE that mitigates atherosclerosis First, the contents of flavonoids, alkaloids, and amino acids in POEE were determined to be 6.58, 2.17, and 86.54 mg/g DW, respectively.